Deep Dive | October 29, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024—Toys Are in Demand This Week: US Consumer Survey InsightsWe analyze new survey findings to track US consumers’ shopping behavior through the holiday season. Which retailers are popular, and what are holiday shoppers buying? Dive into this weekly report series to find out, and uncover overall consumer sentiment. Read More
Insight Report | October 28, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024: The Last Mile—Trends and Challenges as We Enter the Holiday Shopping SeasonWe assess the trends and challenges that we expect to affect last-mile shipping during the 2024 holiday season—defined by Coresight Research as the entire fourth quarter of the year (October–December)—as well as which retailers are likely to benefit from prior last-mile investments. Read More
Infographic | October 28, 2024 Premium Holiday Survey Bites: AI Chatbots and AR/VRDiscover proprietary survey data on the influence of AI (artificial intelligence) chatbots and AR/VR (augmented/virtual reality) features on online shopping preferences for the 2024 holiday season. Read More
Infographic | October 25, 2024 Free Report Three Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 43: US Holiday FocusDiscover key data points we are watching in week 43 of 2024. This week, we focus on the US holiday season, offering findings from proprietary consumer surveys on shopping behavior and expectations as well as our projection for retail sales growth. Read More
Store Tracker | October 25, 2024 Premium Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 43: Bye Bye, buybuy Baby (Again); Welcome Back, Bed Bath & BeyondOur Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy Baby, CVS Health and Ulta Beauty, among other major retailers. Read More
Deep Dive | October 24, 2024 Premium Retail-Tech Landscape: Store Associate EnablementStore associate enablement solutions help retailers to improve the efficiency of employees in a retail store, with benefits spanning customer service, employee satisfaction and the retailer’s competitive positioning. Read this Retail-Tech Landscape to understand store associate enablement technology functionality and market trends, and to discover key solution providers in this field. Read More
Insight Report | October 24, 2024 Premium US Dollar Stores Face a Slowdown—Is Temu To Blame?Historically, dollar stores have been known to thrive during tough economic times; however, US dollar-store chains are currently experiencing sluggish growth. Is Temu a principal reason for this weakness? We analyze proprietary survey data to find out. Read More
Insight Report | October 23, 2024 Premium October 2024 US Retail Sales Outlook: Projecting 3% Retail Sales Growth at the Start of the Holiday SeasonThe monthly Coresight Research US Retail Sales Outlook series tracks several major macroeconomic indicators and their likely effect on US retail sales. We analyze the latest available data as of October 21, 2024. Read More
Deep Dive | October 23, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024—Half of Holiday Shoppers Buy from Amazon: US Consumer Survey InsightsWe analyze new survey findings to track US consumers’ shopping behavior through the holiday season. Which retailers are popular, and what are holiday shoppers buying? Dive into this weekly report series to find out, and uncover overall consumer sentiment. Read More
Insight Report | October 23, 2024 Premium US CPG Sales Tracker: In-Store Sales Drive Total CPG Growth AccelerationIn partnership with Circana, we present data-driven insights into sales trends in the US CPG industry as of early October 2024, covering food & beverage, health & beauty, and general merchandise & homecare. Read More
Event Coverage | October 22, 2024 Register for Free Access Groceryshop 2024: Wrap-Up—Exciting Tech Abounds, but the Physical Store Remains the Center of CommerceGroceryshop 2024 took place during October 7–9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US. We present our top takeaways from the conference, across vital themes in the grocery space, such as artificial intelligence (AI) retail media, unified shopping experiences, new growth opportunities, and collaboration and partnerships. Read More
Event Coverage | October 21, 2024 Register for Free Access Shoptalk Fall 2024 Day Three: Tech and Personalization Power the Store Experience and Foster Customer LoyaltyWe present insights from the third and final day of Shoptalk Fall 2024, covering unified commerce, personalization, the customer experience, applications of GenAI (generative artificial intelligence) and more. Read More
Infographic | October 21, 2024 Premium Holiday Survey Bites: Resale Shopping and Secondhand SellingDiscover proprietary survey data on US consumers’ expectations and behavior during the holiday season. In this graphic, we spotlight resale, presenting consumers’ plans for secondhand shopping and selling. Read More
Analyst Corner | October 20, 2024 Register for Free Access Analyst Corner: Has the Downfall of US Drugstores Begun?—with Madhav PitaliyaIn this week’s Analyst Corner, Madhav Pitaliya, Analyst, discusses concerning developments from major drugstore and pharmacy retailers, and dives into the various issues that they are grappling with, including regulatory pressures, low reimbursement rates, and competition from the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model. Read More
Deep Dive | October 18, 2024 Premium Holiday 2024: US Consumer Survey and Retail Outlook—Early Shopping and Deal-Seeking To Define the SeasonWhere, when and how will US consumers spend for holiday 2024? We analyze proprietary survey data to offer critical insights on the shape of demand and consumers’ shopping expectations for the holiday season. Read More